Chapter 221 Suspicion

Qi Ning made a quick move and punched the guard in the abdomen. The guard next to him was shocked when he saw this, but he reacted very quickly. He waved his knife and slashed at Qi Ning.

Zhao Wushang was originally two steps away from Qi Ning. When he saw the guard raising his hand, he knew that the man was going to swing his knife, but he rushed forward like an arrow that took off the string. The big knife was unsheathed. When the guard slashed, Zhao Wushang picked up the knife to meet him. The two swords met, and with a "choke", sparks flew everywhere.

Seeing this, two other guards from the Marquis of Zhongyi's Mansion drew their swords and rushed forward. The Marquis of Jinyi behind Zhao Wushu also quickly drew their swords and stepped forward.

"Who dares to be arrogant?" Qi Ning punched the guard and sat down on the ground. He looked up suddenly and sneered: "The following is the crime. Even if you are from the Marquis of Zhongyi, this Marquis will kill you."

His aura was cold, and the guards were all stunned.

At this moment, I heard the "rattle" sound, and the gate of the Zhongyi Marquis' Mansion opened a crack, and a head was poked out, and said in a deep voice: "What's the noise?"

Zhao Wushang whispered loudly: "Marquis Jinyi asked to meet the old Marquis Zhongyi, and there is something big to discuss!"

When the guards heard this, they were stunned at first, but then they all changed their colors.

They thought Qi Ning was just an ordinary marquis, and they came in the middle of the night just to please the Marquis of Zhongyi, but they didn't expect that the person who came was Marquis of Jinyi.

The relationship between the Marquis of Jinyi and the Marquis of Zhongyi is quite harmonious. Among the four marquises, although the Marquis of Zhongyi ranks first among the four marquises, the Marquis of Zhongyi is obviously not as good as the Marquis of Jinyi marquis of Jinyi.

After being stunned, the four guards knew that something was wrong, but they all knelt on one knee in an instant and said in unison: "I have seen Marquis Jinyi!"

Both generations of Jinyi Hou were famous generals of the Great Chu. They had a deep foundation in the military and were deeply respected by the emperors. These guards actually came from the army. Although they had not fought under Jinyi Hou, they still had great respect for Jinyi Hou in their bones.

But they never expected that the young man in front of them, who seemed inconspicuous, would be the Marquis of Jinyi.

The door immediately opened, and a middle-aged man walked out of it and bowed, "Honor Marquis, please come in, the villain will report it to the old Marquis!" He invited Qi Ning to go in.

Naturally, Qi Ning had no time to argue with a few guards, so he entered the mansion and was taken to the lobby. It was late at night and the mansion was very quiet.

Someone came to serve tea. Qi Ning waited for a while before hearing the sound of footsteps. He turned his head and looked over. He saw an elder in a black robe walking through the door. He was thin, but his head was very big. He was over 60 years old, but his spirit was still quite strong. His nose was slightly straightened. Whether it was his hair or beard, it was black and white, with more white and less black.

Qi Ning immediately stood up. The elder looked at Qi Ning's eyes, showed a smile, raised his hand and said, "Sit down and talk." He walked over and sat down on the main seat.

Qi Ning knew that this person must be Sima Lan, the most powerful minister at present.

He didn't expect that the first time he saw Sima Lan would be in such a situation.

"I have met the old Marquis of Zhongyi!" Qi Ning inherited the Jinyi Marquis. Although he was ranked as one of the four major marquises of the empire with Zhongyi Marquis and was on an equal footing in his title, he also knew that whether it was qualifications or power in his hands, he was far from the sixty-six-year-old man in front of him.

Sima Lan was an old minister of three dynasties and the first generation of Zhongyi Marquis. Among the four marquises, in addition to him and the old Marquis of Jindao, Wuxiang Marquis Su Shi was already the second generation of marquis, while Qi Ning was already the third generation.

The Marquis is still the Marquis, but the man is no longer the man.

Qi Ning knew that even if Qi Jing was alive, he would respect Sima Lan three times, not to mention his third generation of Jinyi Hou.

Moreover, Sima Lan was a minister who was entrusted with the orphans and made extraordinary achievements in the process of the new emperor ascending the throne. If it weren't for his planning, Qi Ning would have doubted that the young emperor could successfully inherit the throne.

In front of such a powerful old minister, Qi Ning still showed his respect as much as possible.

Sima Lan looked quite easy-going and waved her hand and smiled, "No need to be polite. You came to see me in the middle of the night. Of course, it wouldn't be for no reason. I think there was something urgent, but it's okay."

He spoke frankly and did not give much greeting, and in his tone, he obviously regarded Qi Ning as a junior.

On the way here, Qi Ning had already organized the language and said it more and more importantly. If Tang Nuo wanted to use the corpse to find a way to detoxify, Qi Ning naturally did not reveal it.

After hearing this, Sima Lan was not as shocked as Qi Ning had expected. She just frowned slightly and asked, "Are you saying that someone poisoned the Beggar Gang's disciples in the capital, and then used the Beggar Gang's disciples as tools to spread the epidemic poison into the capital?"

Qi Ning nodded and said, "That's exactly what it is."

Sima Lan gently stroked his black and white beard and asked, "Are you sure that it is really an epidemic poison, and it will spread rapidly? Is it just a coincidence that some people happened to suffer from this disease?"

Qi Ning looked serious: "Old Marquis, I am very sure and sure that if nothing unexpected happens, there are hundreds of infected people who are getting worse, but they have not yet occurred. According to time, after dawn, that is, today, a group of patients who were infected earlier will start to have an attack."

"You said that after the poison is out, the patient is unconscious and will attack anyone?" Sima Lan stared at Qi Ning and was suspicious: "And after being attacked and injured, there is a high possibility of being infected?"

Qi Ning thought I had already said it very clearly, time is getting more and more urgent. You old guy, don’t be nagging anymore, and act quickly, but naturally you can’t say it. You can only try your best to suppress the urgency in your heart and say, “Old Marquis, I can guarantee that you are right. Come to see the old Marquis tonight, just hope that the old Marquis can seize the last time and be prepared to deal with the possible riots.”

Sima Lan thought something and pondered for a moment before saying, "Don't be anxious, this matter is of great importance, and it cannot be solved by urgency." He signaled Qi Ning to drink tea first, and then said, "What do you mean is to let me impose a ban on the whole city overnight, and then mobilize troops and prepare for precautions?"

"Yes." Qi Ning said: "In addition, we need to find a special place to be located, as much as possible. If there is a large-scale riot among infected people, they must be forcibly detained when they are unconscious. Before finding a way to detoxify, they will be temporarily imprisoned to avoid influencing more people."

At this time, someone brought the stove to warm up and placed it next to Sima Lan. On the cold winter night, the lobby was really cold. Sima Lan stretched out his hand and baked it on the stove. Then he asked: "I don't believe you, but... as you say, this kind of epidemic poison has a deterioration time, and it does not happen immediately. So if there is a large-scale epidemic in the capital these days, why is the Shenhou Mansion completely unaware of this? I have not received the report from the Shenhou Mansion."

Qi Ning frowned and thought to himself that you are suspicious of my false news?

He sneered in his heart and thought that if the imperial city had not been closed, I would have gone to find the little emperor directly, and I would not have come to find you. If I could mobilize troops, I would not have come to talk to you for a long time.

But he knew very well that if he wanted to take measures to deal with it, he could only ask this old guy to help.

Qi Ning was anxious tonight, not worried about a certain person, he did not want to see many innocent people die under the epidemic. As long as fewer people can die, Qi Ning was willing to do anything.

"Old Marquis, this kind of epidemic poison comes silently, and it has never appeared before." Qi Ning couldn't sit still, "The Shenhou Mansion's recent energy may have been focused on other things. Before this epidemic poison completely broke out, few people would know how terrible it was." Finally, he stood up and bowed: "Old Marquis, time is not waiting for anyone. I beg the old Marquis to respond immediately, otherwise...!"

Sima Lan stared at Qi Ning's eyes and said, "I know you are very anxious, but do you know that it is not a matter of one word to mobilize troops. The late emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne. The whole city was martial law and the implementation of footholds was already in panic. You also know that every time this time, people in the city will be panic."

"I know!"

"After the emperor ascended the throne, the martial law was lifted, and the people in the capital were slowed down." Sima Lan said slowly: "Do you know what is the most important time at this time? Of course, it is peace. Only when the people in the capital feel peace will the whole country be stable. The capital is the heart of my Great Chu, which will affect the whole body with one blow. Any slight movement in the capital of Jianye will not only affect the situation in the entire country, but also affect the situation in the whole world. Do you understand this principle?"

Qi Ning heard his tone of old-fashioned, and looked like the tone of an elder talking to his younger generation. If it were normal, he wouldn't have cared much. However, when he was so anxious, the old guy was still slowly talking to him about something useless. He was a little angry and couldn't help but say, "What the old marquis meant is that in order to ensure the stability of the capital, you should not mobilize troops and wait for the matter to happen before dealing with it?"

Sima Lan frowned slightly, as if she was a little unhappy with Qi Ning's tone, but she said: "Young people are young and energetic. It is understandable to do something. But you have to think twice about everything. You have said that such an epidemic poison has not happened before, so why did it suddenly appear at this time? The Shenhou Mansion knows nothing. Since its founding, I have never seen any contagious diseases in the capital. If I take the liberty to mobilize troops and the whole city is martial law, the people who have just calmed down in the city will be panicked again. I am only worried that once the situation is tense, someone will have ulterior motives."

Qi Ning was stunned and instantly understood that after all, Sima Lan was still considering the political situation, worried that the second time, the ban on martial law would lead to panic in the capital and give hostile forces an opportunity to take advantage of it.

He sneered in his heart, thinking that you are ignoring your head and not caring about your butt. You are worried that the martial law of dispatching troops will cause the people in the city to panic, but he didn't think that if the epidemic breaks out, the chaos in the capital will be ten times stronger than the panic caused by the martial law of dispatching troops.

Qi Ning thought to himself that this old guy seemed to think that he had just inherited his title and was eager to make contributions and wanted to show something, so he was so active. It seems that he did not believe in the theory of epidemic poison.

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